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Partial Coercion, Conditional Cooperation, and Self-Commitment in Voluntary Contributions to Public Goods
Cettolin, Elena; Riedl, Arno - CESifo - 2011
In this paper we experimentally investigate whether partial coercion can in combination with conditional cooperation increase contributions to a public good. We are especially interested in the behavior of the non-coerced populations. The main finding is that in our setting conditional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009278128
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Partial Coercion, Conditional Cooperation, and Self-Commitment in Voluntary Contributions to Public Goods
Cettolin, Elena - 2011
In this paper we experimentally investigate whether partial coercion can in combination with conditional cooperation increase contributions to a public good. We are especially interested in the behavior of the non-coerced populations. The main finding is that in our setting conditional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013120907
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The Importance of School Systems : Evidence from International Differences in Student Achievement
Woessmann, Ludger - 2016
Students in some countries do far better on international achievement tests than students in other countries. Is this all due to differences in what students bring with them to school – socio-economic background, cultural factors, and the like? Or do school systems make a difference? This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012986652
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Civic Capital in Two Cultures: The Nature of Cooperation in Romania and USA
Ellingsen, Tore; Herrmann, Benedikt; Nowak, Martin A.; … - CESifo - 2012
. We find stark cross-country differences in the propensity to sustain multilateral cooperation through bilateral rewards …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010599727
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Team Production, Gender Diversity, and Male Courtship Behavior
Siemens, Ferdinand von - CESifo - 2015
This theoretical paper explores the impact of gender diversity on team production. The key assumption is that men derive utility from signaling high ability to female colleagues. The analysis shows that some gender diversity maximizes expected team production if (i) men and women have similar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011205381
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Efficient Coordination in Weakest-Link Games
Riedl, Arno; Rohde, Ingrid M. T.; Strobel, Martin - CESifo - 2011
Existing experimental research on behavior in weakest-link games shows overwhelmingly the inability of people to coordinate on the efficient equilibrium, especially in larger groups. We hypothesize that people will be able to coordinate on efficient outcomes, provided they have sufficient...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009395307
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Social Norms, Endogenous Sorting and the Culture of Cooperation
Fehr, Ernst - 2018
systems exist that avoid these costs and whether other, more centralized, punishment systems are superior and will be … preferred by the people. Here, we show that welfare-enhancing peer sanctioning without much need for costly punishment emerges …. The exogenous removal of the norm consensus opportunity reduces the efficiency of peer punishment and renders centralized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012916559
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Institutions, Shared Guilt, and Moral Transgression
Rothenhäusler, Dominik - 2015
Many tasks can only be completed if several people contribute. Likewise, many institutions, e.g. voting rules, require the support of several people to implement specific decisions. In such situations, individual costs from supporting may decrease in the number of supporters. This holds true for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013013495
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Homo Moralis : Personal Characteristics, Institutions, and Moral Decision-Making
Deckers, Thomas - 2016
This paper studies how individual characteristics, institutions, and their interaction influence moral decisions. We validate a moral paradigm focusing on the willingness to accept harming third parties. Consequences of moral decisions are real. We explore how moral behavior varies with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012994702
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Team Production, Gender Diversity, and Male Courtship Behavior
von Siemens, Ferdinand - 2015
This theoretical paper explores the impact of gender diversity on team production. The key assumption is that men derive utility from signaling high ability to female colleagues. The analysis shows that some gender diversity maximizes expected team production if (i) men and women have similar...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013024701